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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES
STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
OMB NO. 0938-0391
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X1) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
A. BUILDING: ___________
B. WING: _______________
555792
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
08/12/2019
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
SUNNYVALE POST-ACUTE CENTER
1291 S Bernardo Ave
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(EACH DEFICIENCY MUST BE PRECEDED BY FULL
REGULATORY OR LSC IDENTIFYING INFORMATION)
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INITIAL COMMENTS
F000
PROVIDER'S PLAN OF CORRECTION
(EACH CORRECTIVE ACTION SHOULD BE
CROSS-REFERENCED TO THE APPROPRIATE
DEFICIENCY)
(X5)
COMPLETE
DATE
The following reflects the findings of the
California Department of Public Health during
an abbreviated survey regarding investigation
of complaints conducted on 8/12/19.
For Complaints CA00644580, CA00644619,
and CA00649781 regarding Admission,
Transfer & Discharge Rights, a federal
deficiency was identified (see F626).
A "B" citation was also issued.
Inspection was limited to the specific
complaints investigated and does not represent
the findings of a full inspection of the facility.
Representing the California Department of
Public Health: 39949, Health Facilities
Evaluator Nurse
F626
SS=D
Permitting Residents to Return to Facility
CFR(s): 483.15(e)(1)(2)
F626
§483.15(e)(1) Permitting residents to return to
facility.
A facility must establish and follow a written
policy on permitting residents to return to the
facility after they are hospitalized or placed on
therapeutic leave. The policy must provide for
the following.
(i) A resident, whose hospitalization or
therapeutic leave exceeds the bed-hold period
under the State plan, returns to the facility to
their previous room if available or immediately
upon the first availability of a bed in a semiprivate room if the resident(A) Requires the services provided by the
facility; and
(B) Is eligible for Medicare skilled nursing
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Any deficiency statement ending with an asterisk (*) denotes a deficiency which the institution may be excused from correcting providing it is determined that
other safeguards provide sufficient protection to the patients . (See instructions.) Except for nursing homes, the findings stated above are disclosable 90 days
following the date of survey whether or not a plan of correction is provided. For nursing homes, the above findings and plans of correction are disclosable 14
days following the date these documents are made available to the facility. If deficiencies are cited, an approved plan of correction is requisite to continued
program participation.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES
STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
OMB NO. 0938-0391
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X1) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
A. BUILDING: ___________
B. WING: _______________
555792
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
08/12/2019
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
SUNNYVALE POST-ACUTE CENTER
1291 S Bernardo Ave
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
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CROSS-REFERENCED TO THE APPROPRIATE
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(X5)
COMPLETE
DATE
facility services or Medicaid
nursing facility services.
(ii) If the facility that determines that a resident
who was transferred with an expectation of
returning to the facility, cannot return to the
facility, the facility must comply with the
requirements of paragraph (c) as they apply to
discharges.
§483.15(e)(2) Readmission to a composite
distinct part. When the facility to which a
resident returns is a composite distinct part (as
defined in § 483.5), the resident must be
permitted to return to an available bed in the
particular location of the composite distinct part
in which he or she resided previously. If a bed
is not available in that location at the time of
return, the resident must be given the option to
return to that location upon the first availability
of a bed there.
This REQUIREMENT is not met as evidenced
by:
Based on interview and record review, the
facility failed to ensure one of two residents
(Resident 1) was readmitted to the facility after
hospitalization.
Finding:
During a review of the clinical record for
Resident 1, the Resident Face Sheet indicated
Resident 1 was admitted on 4/9/19 and
discharged on 7/3/19 with diagnoses of type
two diabetes (high blood sugar levels) with
diabetic neuropathy (the condition of nerve
damage caused due to persistently high blood
sugar levels), adjustment disorder with mixed
disturbance of emotions and conduct,
unspecified psychosis (a severe mental
disorder in which thought and emotions are so
impaired that contact is lost with external
reality) not due to a substance or known
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES
STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
OMB NO. 0938-0391
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X1) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
A. BUILDING: ___________
B. WING: _______________
555792
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
08/12/2019
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
SUNNYVALE POST-ACUTE CENTER
1291 S Bernardo Ave
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
(X4) ID
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(EACH DEFICIENCY MUST BE PRECEDED BY FULL
REGULATORY OR LSC IDENTIFYING INFORMATION)
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(EACH CORRECTIVE ACTION SHOULD BE
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physiological condition, and dementia with
behavioral disturbance.
During an interview with hospital case manager
(HCM) on 7/5/19 at 9:52 a.m., the HCM stated
Resident 1 was cleared to return back to facility
but the facility was refusing to readmit Resident
1. The HCM also stated an appeal was already
filed on 7/5/19.
During an interview with assistant director of
nursing (ADON) on 7/5/19 at 11:33 a.m., the
ADON confirmed Resident 1 was discharged to
hospital on 7/3/19 because of uncontrolled
behavior.
During an interview with the administrator
(ADM) on 7/5/19 at 11:56 a.m., the ADM
confirmed Resident 1 was not permitted to
return to facility because of Resident 1's
behavior.
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